as in to set off
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How Venezuela Helps Fuel Colombian Violence: A decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.—
Atul Loke,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025 -
The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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A certain televangelist will sell you magical healing water to motivate God’s power.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins era was a roaring success despite some fan frustration Jimmy Butler trade creates ‘bitter’ night as goodbyes yield new era for Warriors The Warriors expect the mercurial Butler to be committed and motivated with the Warriors.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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In the nascent field of AI hacking, indirect prompt injection has become a basic building block for inducing chatbots to exfiltrate sensitive data or perform other malicious actions.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Every inch of The White Lotus’s Thailand resort induces a mix of envious longing and burbling queasiness.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2025
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The water — being pumped up a steep grade — eventually reached the Guilford Reservoir on Cold Spring Lane.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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During the testing, Vast pumped up the pressure inside the structure to 1.8 times its normal level and conducted a leak test.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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White working-class New Yorkers increasingly felt not only alienated but also motived to express their dissatisfaction.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
3 Oct. 2024
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The very last people who aren’t really motived to change any of this are the publishers themselves.—
Paul Sutter,
Ars Technica,
12 July 2024
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The 2022 law, which created the Connecticut Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee, was inspired by model legislation offered up by President Joe Biden’s administration and was meant to ensure that the settlement funds were put to use counteracting the deadly effects of the opioid epidemic.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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The spy thriller series is inspired by a real-life undercover operation that enlists female operatives known as Lionesses.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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With the sun in Aquarius energizing your committed seventh house of agreements, compromise and significant others for most of the month, there is greater focus and emphasis on your one-on-one relationships.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Two years later, conservatives were energized by a watershed moment in Australia’s culture wars.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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The referral agent is also voice activated and calls patients to connect them with the right specialists.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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When their neurons were activated by the light, the mice ate much smaller meals.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Key (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/key%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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